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Arizona water managers discuss Colorado River plan

Tom Farley, (left) a lobbyist with Colorado River Indian Tribes speaks to Chairman Dennis Patch of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, during a break in the middle of the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Tom Farley, (left) a lobbyist with Colorado River Indian Tribes speaks to Chairman Dennis Patch of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, during a break in the middle of the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Stefanie Smallhouse of the Arizona Farm Bureau speaks during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Stefanie Smallhouse of the Arizona Farm Bureau speaks during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Kip Volpe, co-chair of the Tucson Regional Water Coalition of the Southern Arizona Leadership Committee, listens from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Kip Volpe, co-chair of the Tucson Regional Water Coalition of the Southern Arizona Leadership Committee, listens from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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The Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting works on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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The Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting works on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Mitzi Galvez (center right) of the San Xavier Allottees Association, listens from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Mitzi Galvez (center right) of the San Xavier Allottees Association, listens from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Tom Buschatzke, (center) the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources speaks as Lisa Lance (left) of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Ted Cooke, General Manager of the Central Arizona Project, listen during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Tom Buschatzke, (center) the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources speaks as Lisa Lance (left) of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and Ted Cooke, General Manager of the Central Arizona Project, listen during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Warren Tenney, Executive Director of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, speaks from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Warren Tenney, Executive Director of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, speaks from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Herman T.J. Laffoon, a tribal council member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, listens from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Herman T.J. Laffoon, a tribal council member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, listens from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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A full house as the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting works on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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A full house as the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting works on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Cindy Blackmore, (center right in maroon) Public Works Director of the City of Avondale, listen from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Cindy Blackmore, (center right in maroon) Public Works Director of the City of Avondale, listen from the audience during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Ted Cooke, (left) General Manager of the Central Arizona Project, speaks, as Hunter Moore, of the Office of the Governor, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Ted Cooke, (left) General Manager of the Central Arizona Project, speaks, as Hunter Moore, of the Office of the Governor, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Hunter Moore, (left) of the Office of the Governor, speaks as Rep. Rusty Bowers, Arizona House Of Representatives District #25, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Hunter Moore, (left) of the Office of the Governor, speaks as Rep. Rusty Bowers, Arizona House Of Representatives District #25, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis (left) of the Gila River Indian Community speaks as Chairman Dennis Patch of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis (left) of the Gila River Indian Community speaks as Chairman Dennis Patch of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Rob Anderson (right) of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Rob Anderson (right) of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, listens during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
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Tom Buschatzke, (left) the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and Ted Cooke, General Manager of the Central Arizona Project, converse during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Tom Buschatzke, (left) the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and Ted Cooke, General Manager of the Central Arizona Project, converse during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
David Wallace/The Republic

Lisa Lance (left) of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Tom Buschatzke, the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, converse during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Lisa Lance (left) of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Tom Buschatzke, the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, converse during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
David Wallace/The Republic

Chairman Dennis Patch (right) of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, speaks as Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community speaks during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018. David Wallace/The Republic

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Chairman Dennis Patch (right) of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, speaks as Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community speaks during the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.
David Wallace/The Republic

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Tom Farley, (left) a lobbyist with Colorado River Indian Tribes speaks to Chairman Dennis Patch of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, during a break in the middle of the Arizona Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee meeting to work on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River at Central Arizona Project headquarters in Phoenix on November 29, 2018.